Section 21-3 - Definitions used in Rules (a) For the purposes of implementing the brand recording program, the definitions in W.S. 11-20-101 and the following definitions are applicable. - (i) "Abandoned Brand" means any brand that is not legally re-recorded within 60 days of the expiration date of the brand.
- (ii) "Board" means the Wyoming Livestock Board; State Agency 051.
- (iii) "Brand" means a brand, mark, or other Board approved means of identification including any electronic device used for livestock identification.
- (iv) "Brand Application" means the process of applying for a new brand. A brand application is separate and apart from a brand transfer or renewal.
- (v) "Brand Owner" means the party, individual, persons, business, trust, corporation, or any other entity that has a legally recorded Wyoming Livestock Brand.
- (vi) "Brand Recorder" means an agent or employee of the Board authorized to record brands.
- (vii) "Brand Renewal" means the legal process used to re-record a brand after the expiration date of the brand as specified by law or rule.
- (viii) "Brand Transfer" means the process of transferring ownership of a recorded brand by sale, assignment, transfer, devise or descent through the use of instruments of writing evidencing sale, assignment or transfer acknowledged and recorded in the office of the Board as proscribed by W.S. W.S. W.S. 11-20-109. A Brand Transfer is separate and apart from a brand application or renewal.
- (ix) "Last Known Address" means the address used in the brand record.
- (x) "Livestock" means cattle, horses, mules, asses, and sheep. The Board acting in conjunction with the Game and Fish Commission may designate bison or identifiable herds of bison as wildlife.
- (xi) "Renewal Notice" means the letter sent to the Brand Owner stating the renewal period, specified fee, and any other information needed to re-record the brand.
- (xii) "Renewal Period" means the 60-day period between January 1, 2005, and March 1, 2005, and any subsequent renewal period as specified by law or Board Rules.
051-21 Wyo. Code R. § 21-3